The chance of a lifetime
I have decided.
I am taking a break.
After over ten years of pouring out the verbal squits, I think I deserve one?
Maybe I’ll be back tomorrow, or next week, next month or even next year? Who knows? I’m certainly not shutting the place down or anything drastic like that.
Now I don’t like the idea of this place just sitting here gathering cobwebs and dust so a little idea crossed my mind. Why not let others have a chance?
So here is your chance for fame and fortune. Why not have your say? Yes – I am throwing the site open to anyone who wants to try it out. Do you have something to get off your mind? Have you been hiding a golden nugget that the world deserves to read?
The rules are simple.
1. You must have previously commented on this site [so that cuts out the riffraff and people blatantly selling tacky wares].
2. If you don’t have a site of your own then that’s brilliant – it would give you a chance to dip your toe in the murky waters of misinformation, trolling and back stabbing that’s generally called “blogging”. Who knows, you may be an undiscovered genius?
3. The content mustn’t lay me open to prosecution or being banned permanently from the Interwebs.
4. That’s all.
If anyone fancies a go, just drop me a mail [just hit the Contact link at the top] and we can do things in one of two ways – I can either set you up as an author here so you can write directly, or just submit your efforts via email and I will publish an unedited unvarnished version.
Hows about that for an idea?
Go on. You know you want to.
I wouldn’t want to lower the tone of this excellent place with my random wibblings 😉
Either way, you deserve a break! Have lots of fun. The kind that the public health zealots disapprove of, ‘cos…. sod ’em
Quite frankly, you would be very hard pressed to lower the tone of this place any further. Consider that a challenge!
GD
If you fancy a break have one . You have informed and amused many for years , glad to see you do not plan to make it permanent but if you do that’s certainly your right .
All my best wishes for your break be it for a week or forever .
You will be missed and I sincerely hope that you will return to delight us at some time of your choosing .
PS.Best wishes also to Mrs GD and family .
Thanks for that. I haven’t told Herself yet. It will be a nice surprise for her.
Oh Noooooo, thanks Obama.
Obama? I’m just taking cover in case Trump nukes the place.
Sounds like you need a bit more iron in your diet, son.
They say Guinness is full of iron?
I’m going to miss Penny.
Maybe she’ll write a guest post or two?
Would love that!
Ten years, surely not?
Is it really ten years since that RTE programme?
Hah! You’re right. That programme went out in January ’07. Happy Anniversary!
Letting go eh. Well why not offer herself the floor as she is always banging on about the shite you write being shite (or some such) and bring k8 for a blog or two. She could shake the place up a bit.
Herself had the floor for a while some years ago [called “Granny Lost the Plot”!] and is unlikely to take up the reins again – she prefers Farcebook now.
Our K8 has her own place and is a damn good writer. Her only problem is that she rarely writes.
Ah, no! What will I look forward to for my afternoon coffee break?
I certainly don’t begrudge you a break – but I’ll really miss you!
I’ll be around hovering in the background. It’s not a permanent closure, just a break to clear my head a bit.
Noooooooooooooo! Don’t goooooooooo!
Can imagine blogging is hard work though.
I hope its au revoir and not goodbye!
Can’t you train Penny to give a dog’s eye view? On her eye-pad???
I doubt it’s even an au revoir – just a day or two [or five or ten].
Penny may well take up the yoke and try writing. If she’s any good I could set her up in her own site? “PaddyPaws”? “Paws for Thought”?
Enjoy your rest granddad. As for inviting my good self to send you my brand of bollocks- you may regret it…….
Feel free. Je ne regrette rien.
Famous last words…
Having only recently discovered your site, I’m (slightly) dismayed you are stepping down for a while. There’s something quite addictive about your musings – perhaps it’s the way you describe events in your life, perhaps it’s your humorous prose. Anyway, good luck and I hope you enjoy your freedom from the pressure to post daily.
I would be happy to submit the odd article (but not too odd!). But my experiences of Eire are limited to the South & West – Cork, Bantry, Limerick, etc.
Welcome Ed [P]! As I said – just taking a short break. I’m just not sure how long “short” is.
I wouldn’t worry too much about lack of experiences. For a start, Irish account for around 7% of my visitors [they don’t like me much?] with the vast majority from the UK. And anyone who likes Bantry has to be okay, in my book.
A break? Well, goodness knows you deserve one, after pouring out daily musings for 10 years. Enjoy yourself. And your general offer of “having at it” so to speak tempts me no end, not that you’d let me of course. My writing ability has been suffering of late and I’m not sure I could meet the standards (traditions? levels?) you’ve set for HR.
Be tempted. Of course I’d let you. My levels are best described as “rock bottom”.
Throwing open your site to others may seem like a good idea. However, I come here to read your views. If you feel the need of a break, take one. We can deal with that. But I’m not sure whether anyone else standing in will be able to match the wit and wisdom of yourself!
Flattery will get you everywhere! It just seems a waste to have a site sitting here doing nothing, even for a day or two.
OK, enough of this,”taking a break”, thing!
It’s been almost three days now and I haven’t had my fix of Grandad’s musings. How am I suppose to quote you when you’re not writing any thing?
Just to let you know that I’m counting: you’ve now had three days off. Something must’ve happened in that time to be worth writing about? OK, how about a compromise — you don’t have to post more frequently than every four days? I’m not sure what else I can do to tempt you back…. (But I won’t do “that”!)